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1. The activity of protecting something from loss or danger
   - saving
    
2. The condition of being (well or ill) preserved
    
3. A process that saves organic substances from decay
    
4. An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
   - conservation

Derived forms: preservations

See also: preserve

Type of: advance, betterment, biological process, condition, improvement, organic process, protection, status

Encyclopedia: Preservation